Mechanical toy.



H. S. COLEMAN.

MECHANICAL TOY.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21. |911.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

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TB TAS PAEN @FlQE Hann s. COLEMAN, or ASHLAND, wisconsin,

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Application filed July 21, 1917.

To all whom z'z may concern:

Be it known that I, HALE S. COLEMAN, a citizen of the `United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of lllisconsin, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Mechanical rloys; and I do hereby declare the following to'be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a mechanical toy, of the type commonly designated as a Ferris wheel; and, to this end, gene-rally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the draifiings,

Figure 1 -is a front elevation of the toy with some parts broken away and with some parts shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a right-hand elevation of the toy with some parts broken away; and

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

The improved toy is mounted on a support comprising a base member 4, having rigidly secured thereto three laterally spaced posts, indicated by the numerals 5, 6 and 7. 1t will be noted that the posts 5 and 6 are the same height, while the post 7 is somewhat higher. Secured to the opposing faces of the posts 5 and 6 and extending the-reabove, are two bearings 8 and 9, respectively. As shown, these bearings 8 and 9 are in the form of flat plates, having formed therein axially alined bores in which is journaled a long horizontal shaft 10, that projects above the post 6 and terminates quite close to the inner face of the post 7. The top of the bearing 8 is bent outward and downward upon itself, so as to extend over the outer end of the shaft 10, and holds the Sameagainst axial movement toward the right.

Secured to the shaft 10, ata point between the posts 5 and 6. for rotation therewith, is a wheel 1l, comprising two laterally spaced side members axially connected by a horizontal bar 12. Each side member of the wheel 11 is made up of two crossed bars rigidly connected and affording four radially extended arms 13. Opposite pairs of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aprf 9, 1218,.

Serial No. 182,044.

these arms 13 have. secured to their free ends horizontal rods 14. A car or seat 15 is pivotally suspended from each rod 14 by L pair of arms 16 rigidly secured to said car and having in their upper ends, eyes, through vhich the respective rod 14 projects. The arms 16 hold the cars 15 in upright positions under the rotary movement of the wheel 11.

The wheel 11 is rotated, first in lone direction and then in a reverse directiom'by a weight motor, comprising a rectangular frame 17 mounted between the posts 6 and 7 and intermediately pivoted tothe inner face of said post 7 by a screw 18, for turning movement in a vertical plane. rl-his pivot screw 18 is passed through a bore in the outer member of the frame 17 is screwed into the post 7 in axial alinement with the shaft 10, and pivotally supports said frame. for slight wabble'movement ina vertical plane. is the frame 17 is pivotal-ly supported only on one side, the same will normal-ly hang in an angular position, S0 that the lower end thereof will frictio'nally engage the post 7 and hold the frame 17 with either end up.

rlhe shaft 10 loosely projects through bores in the inner side member of the frame 17 and a bracket 19 secured to the inner face of the outer member of said frame. rFliese bores are sufliciently large enough to permit the required wabble movement of the frame 17. The pivot screw 18 prevents axial movement of the shaft 10 toward the left.

Journaled in each end of the frame 17, is a wide faced guide roller 20, over which runs two oppositely extended cables 21. The ends of these cables 21, on one side of the guide rollers 20, are secured to the shaft 10 and arranged to be alternately wound thereon and unwound therefrom in reverse directions. The ends of the cables 21, on the other side of the guide rollers 20, are attached to eyes in opposite ends of a weight 22 and support saidweight between the guide rollers 20. The bracket 19 keeps the cables 21, as they are wound onto the shaft 10 and unwound therefrom, from working off the adjacent end of said shaft. By reference to Fig. 1, it will be noted that the shaft 10 extends through the frame 17 at an offset point from a line extending between guide rollers 20, so that the weight 22 may freely move between said guide rollers. By turning the frame 17, so as to bring the weight into its uppermost position, said weight,`while moving down under the action of gravity will unwind the upper cable 2l from the shaft 10, thereby imparting a rotary movement thereto, and hence to the wheel l1 carried thereby. Simultaneously with the unwinding of the uppermost cable 21 from the shaft l0, the lowermost of said cables will be wound thereon. 1When the weight Q2 reaches its lowermost position, the rotation of the movable parts of the toy will stop. Then by turning the frame 17 end for end, to again bring the weight Q2 into its uppermost position, the toy will be again rotated, but in a reverse direction from that just described.

Nhat l claim is l. A mechanical toy comprising a support, a wheel journaled on the'support, and a ,reversible weight motor for rotating the wheel, first in one direction and then in a reverse direction.

2. A mechanical toy comprising a support, a wheel having a shaft journaled on the support, a weight motor for rotating the wheel comprising a reversible frame, a pair of cables arranged to be alternately wound onto and unwound from the wheel shaft, a pair of cable guides on the frame, and a weight, said cables being extended in opposite directions over the guides and attached to the weight, whereby, when the frame is turned to bring the weight into its uppermost position, the wheel will be rotated as said weight moves down.

3. A mechanical toy comprising a support, a wheel having a shaft journaled on the support, a weight motor for rotating the wheel comprising a frame mounted on a pivot that is substantially axially alined with the wheel shaft, a pair of cables arranged to be alternately wound onto and unwound from the wheel shaft, a pair of cable guides on the frame, and a weightsaid cables being extended in opposite directions over the guides and attached to the weight, whereby, when the frame is turned to bring the weight into itsvuppermost position, the wheel will be rotated as said weightmoves down.

4. A mechanical toy comprising a sup port, a wheel having a shaftJ journaled to the support, a weight motor for rotating lthe wheel comprising a frame mounted on a pivot that is substantially axially alined with the wheel shaft, a pair of cables arranged to be alternately wound onto and unwound fromrthe wheel shaft, a pair of cable guides on the frame, and a Weight, said cables being extended in opposite directions over the guides and attached to the weight, whereby, when the frame is turned to bring the 'weight into its uppermost position, the wheel will be rotated as said weight moves down, said frame having a slight wabble movement on its pivot in a vertical plane so as to frictionally engage said support and be thereby held against turning movement on its pivot.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HALE S. COLEMAN., VWitnesses:

THEO. W. Gr. Nomi, VILL THEBODEAU.

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